Obama Polling Far Above Any GOP Candidates With Latinos

Obama Polling Far Above Any GOP Candidates With Latinos

Mary Mata August 31, 2011

A poll released last week by the group Public Policy Polling shows that even though Latinos aren’t crazy about President Obama right now, they’re even less enthusiastic about the current […]

Arizona AG Sues Federal Govt To Overturn Voting Rights Act

Mary Mata August 29, 2011

Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne, also known as the guy who tried to ban Mexican-American studies courses in public schools, is suing the federal government claiming that parts of the […]

Poll: Economy, DREAM Act Important To Latino Voters

Mary Mata August 25, 2011

By Alicia Menendez Yesterday, Latino Decision released a new poll which found Obama’s approval numbers dipping among Latinos.  Here, Latino Decisions pollster Matt Barreto weighs in on the importance of immigration to […]

Obama Admin Trying To Win Back Latino Voters

Mary Mata August 22, 2011

So we all knew it was coming, the immigration announcement last week, the big Latino conference at the White House, and here it is, an exclusive storyin the insider-ey Washington Post, […]

The Rhetoric Of The 2012 Election Will Be About Race

Mary Mata August 18, 2011

Which Democratic leader does the 35th congressional district “belong” to? The longtime congressman Lloyd Doggett or the state representative-turned-congressional-candidate Joaquín Castro? Considering that both are essentially new residents to this emergent […]

Colorado Rep. Calls For English Only Ballots

Mary Mata

Colorado Congressman Mike Coffman is calling for the rejection of portions of the federal Voting Rights Act calling for providing voters with ballots in more than one language. Coffman said he […]

Rick Perry Pursues Latino Voters Via Religion

Mary Mata August 17, 2011

By Cindy Casares Rick Perry is using religion to court Spanish-speaking voters, too. In addition to his affiliation with the  New Apostolic Reformation group and The Response prayer rally in Houston, Perry […]

Republican Ad, En Español, Attempts to Sway Latino Voters

Mary Mata August 15, 2011

By Efrain Nieves The trending topic in politics on Latinos is how both Democrat and Republicans are trying to get Latino votes for 2012. Republicans, love or hate them, have already […]

Latinos Win Some, Lose Some In CA Redistricting

Mary Mata August 3, 2011

Depending on what level of redistricting you consider, Latinos in California have either lost out, or won out, according to Rosalind Gold, who is the Senior Director of Policy, Research […]

How The GOP Can Use Immigration To Win Over Latino Voters

Mary Mata July 28, 2011

Despite promoting controversial anti-immigration legislation and impeding access to educational resources for Latinos, the Republican Party has devoted the last five decades to establishing inroads with second- and third-generation Latino […]